Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to leave for 3-day visit to Russia, military cooperation-industrial partnership will be discussed

Defense Minister Russia Visit:  The Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will be on visit to Russia from 8-10 December. During this time Singh and Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov will co-chair the 21st meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Military and Military Technical Cooperation Commission (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow on December 10.

Here Defense Minister will attend the induction of a warship into the Indian Navy and hold talks with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov on expanding bilateral cooperation in co-production of military hardware.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on visit to Russia

According to the Defense Ministry, all aspects of defense relations between the two countries will be discussed in this meeting, including military cooperation and industrial partnership. Apart from this, the two leaders will also discuss current regional and global issues. Defence Minister Singh will also induct the new multi-role stealth guided missile frigate INS Tushil into the Navy on December 9 from Yantra Shipyard in Kaliningrad.

Defense Minister will pay tribute to Soviet soldiers

While the Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi will also be present while inducting the stealth guided frigate into the Navy. In Moscow, the Defence Minister will pay tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to honour the Soviet soldiers who died during the Second World War. He will also meet the people of the Indian community there.

Russian President expected to visit India in 2025

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India for the annual summit next year. The dates of this visit will be decided through diplomatic talks. Although PM Narendra Modi has invited President Putin to visit India. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says that we have an arrangement for annual summit talks with Russia. While Prime Minister went to Moscow for the last annual summit held in Moscow.

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Next summit is scheduled to be held in India in 2025

The next summit is scheduled to be held in India in 2025, and the dates for it will be decided through diplomatic channels. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on December 2 that President Putin has received an invitation from PM Modi to visit India and the dates of his visit will be decided in early 2025.